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Frankenstein

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‘Frankenstein’ is the story of an eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Victor undertakes an unconventional experiment, suceeds in creating a living being but with horrifying results. Written by Mary Shelley when she was young, this story is the first science-fiction novel to achieve cult status.

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Puffin Clothbound Classics – stunningly beautiful hardback editions of the most famous stories in the world

Victor Frankenstein has made a terrible mistake. In his desperate pursuit to create life, he has created a monster. A monster which, abandoned by his master and shunned by everyone it meets, follows Dr Frankenstein to the very ends of the earth with horror and murder in its recycled heart.

Mary Shelley takes the reader on a journey through St Petersburg, to the beautiful Swiss Alps, to the desolate waste of the Arctic Circle, in a story that has sent a chill down the spines of generations.

‘A masterpiece’ – Philip Pullman

Also in Puffin Clothbound Classics:
Black Beauty
The Secret Garden
A Christmas Carol
The Wizard of Oz
Treasure Island
Dracula
The Little Prince
Wuthering Heights
Tales from Shakespeare

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Weight 0.374 kg
Dimensions 20.4 × 13.8 × 3.1 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

vi, 311

Language

English

Edition

|Reprint

Dewey

823.7 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J